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Colleges in and near Pasadena

Anne Arundel Community College is 7.6 miles from Pasadena

No college sits inside Pasadena’s boundary, but Anne Arundel Community College’s campus in Arnold, with 7,890 students on campus, is 7.6 miles from the center of town. About 7% of Pasadena’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland (7%).

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Pasadena. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
16
90,641 students on campus
Nearest college
7.6 mi
Anne Arundel
Residents in college
7%
About the same as MD (7%)
Nearest community college
7.6 mi
Anne Arundel · $4,322 tuition
Nearest public university
9.9 mi
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Median household income
$130K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Pasadena

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 7.6 miles awayAnne Arundel Community College has 7,890 students on campus in Arnold, 31% of whom graduate within three years.Students are 7% of residentsAbout the same as Maryland (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Pasadena

Six private colleges within 14.8 miles, seven public colleges within 14.1 miles, and three community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miJohns Hopkins UniversityUniversity of Maryland-Baltimore CountyCommunity College of Baltimore CountyPasadena
University or collegeCommunity college
Anne Arundel Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,890 on campus · 7.6 mi · Arnold$15knet price31%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $4,322 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Maryland, BaltimoreUniversity or college · Public · 5,588 on campus · 9.9 mi · Baltimore$88kearningsUniversity of Maryland-Baltimore CountyUniversity or college · Public · 13,491 on campus · 10.8 mi · Baltimore72%admitted$16knet price70%graduate$70kearningsUniversity of BaltimoreUniversity or college · Public · 2,307 on campus · 11 mi · Baltimore79%admitted$14knet price38%graduate$61kearningsMaryland Institute College of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,578 on campus · 11.3 mi · Baltimore77%admitted$43knet price72%graduate$45kearningsCoppin State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,817 on campus · 12.2 mi · Baltimore46%admitted$10knet price26%graduate$46kearningsSt. John's CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 533 on campus · 12.4 mi · Annapolis55%admitted$46knet price71%graduate$52kearningsJohns Hopkins UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 17,183 on campus · 12.6 mi · Baltimore6%admitted$19knet price94%graduate$88kearningsUnited States Naval AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 4,465 on campus · 12.6 mi · Annapolis9%admitted93%graduateBaltimore City Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,462 on campus · 12.8 mi · Baltimore$16knet price17%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $3,314 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Morgan State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 9,119 on campus · 13.3 mi · Baltimore82%admitted$15knet price41%graduate$51kearningsLoyola University MarylandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,639 on campus · 13.8 mi · Baltimore75%admitted$31knet price79%graduate$83kearningsBowie State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 5,649 on campus · 14.1 mi · Bowie72%admitted$19knet price38%graduate$55kearningsNotre Dame of Maryland UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 862 on campus · 14.1 mi · Baltimore · mostly online82%admitted$19knet price50%graduate$65kearnings53% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Community College of Baltimore CountyCommunity college · Public · 10,983 on campus · 14.5 mi · Baltimore$10knet price19%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $4,432 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Lincoln College of Technology-ColumbiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,075 on campus · 14.8 mi · Columbia$34knet price68%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Pasadena’s median household income ($129,727) falls.

Community College of Baltimore County14.5 mi · Baltimore · sticker $15,781 · tuition $4,432$15,032a year
Coppin State University12.2 mi · Baltimore · sticker $23,748$15,578a year
Anne Arundel Community College7.6 mi · Arnold · sticker $19,841 · tuition $4,322$18,358a year
University of Baltimore11 mi · Baltimore · sticker $26,406$19,406a year
Morgan State University13.3 mi · Baltimore · sticker $25,413$21,323a year
Bowie State University14.1 mi · Bowie · sticker $25,220$24,919a year
Notre Dame of Maryland University14.1 mi · Baltimore · mostly online · sticker $59,320$24,990a year
University of Maryland-Baltimore County10.8 mi · Baltimore · sticker $28,576$25,439a year
Loyola University Maryland13.8 mi · Baltimore · sticker $74,055$35,338a year
Johns Hopkins University12.6 mi · Baltimore · sticker $85,947$37,774a year
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia14.8 mi · Columbia · sticker $38,679$38,159a year
St. John's College12.4 mi · Annapolis · sticker $55,540$45,828a year
Maryland Institute College of Art11.3 mi · Baltimore · sticker $76,860$50,918a year
Baltimore City Community College12.8 mi · Baltimore · sticker $22,790 · tuition $3,314—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Pasadena: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Anne ArundelUniversity of Maryland-Baltimore CountyJohns Hopkins UniversityMorgan StateBowie StateCommunity College of Baltimore County
Johns Hopkins University94% graduate$88k earnings$10k typical debt
University of Maryland-Baltimore County70% graduate$70k earnings$20k typical debt
Community College of Baltimore County19% graduate$44k earnings$12k typical debt
Morgan State University41% graduate$51k earnings$27k typical debt
Anne Arundel Community College31% graduate$46k earnings$8k typical debt
Bowie State University38% graduate$55k earnings$23k typical debt
Loyola University Maryland79% graduate$83k earnings$27k typical debt
Baltimore City Community College17% graduate$36k earnings
University of Baltimore38% graduate$61k earnings$23k typical debt
Coppin State University26% graduate$46k earnings$25k typical debt
Maryland Institute College of Art72% graduate$45k earnings$26k typical debt
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia68% graduate$39k earnings*$11k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia (8).

Questions about college near Pasadena

Is Pasadena a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 Pasadena residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Maryland (7). The nearest campus, Anne Arundel Community College, is 7.6 miles away in Arnold.

What colleges are near Pasadena?

16 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Johns Hopkins University (12.6 miles, 17,183 students on campus), the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (10.8 miles, 13,491) and Community College of Baltimore County (14.5 miles, 10,983).

What is the closest community college to Pasadena, and what does it cost?

Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, 7.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,322 a year for Maryland residents; the federal net price, $14,915, counts housing and food at full cost.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Pasadena. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →